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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o age_n or_o that_o time_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a do_v he_o not_o plain_o point_v out_o unto_o we_o a_o time_n in_o which_o none_o of_o the_o dead_a shall_v be_v raise_v but_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v account_v worthy_a of_o some_o peculiar_a happiness_n which_o be_v keep_v in_o store_n for_o they_o against_o that_o time_n certain_o if_o we_o compare_v these_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n with_o the_o 14_o and_o 15_o verse_n of_o the_o 14._o ch_z of_o luke_n we_o can_v think_v otherwise_o for_o what_o be_v the_o resurrection_n which_o none_o but_o they_o that_o be_v account_v worthy_a shall_v obtain_v but_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a speak_v of_o chap._n 14._o ver_fw-la 14_o which_o you_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n and_o what_o do_v our_o saviour_n mean_a when_o he_o say_v not_o only_o thou_o shall_v be_v recompense_v at_o the_o resurrection_n but_o at_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a do_v he_o 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of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o text_n psal_n 34._o verse_n 22._o which_o you_o apply_v to_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o faithful_a from_o etternall_a torment_n by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v mean_v of_o god_n deliver_v of_o they_o out_o of_o temporal_a calamity_n and_o affliction_n as_o the_o forego_n verse_n do_v plain_o show_v and_o last_o your_o argument_n touch_v old_a simeon_n that_o he_o crave_v no_o long_a life_n to_o reign_v with_o christ_n on_o earth_n do_v make_n as_o much_o against_o his_o belief_n of_o christ_n spiritual_a as_o his_o personal_a reign_n and_o against_o his_o belief_n of_o christ_n suffering_n as_o against_o either_o of_o these_o and_o sure_o though_o he_o pray_v to_o depart_v because_o it_o be_v reveal_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o see_v death_n before_o he_o have_v see_v the_o lord_n christ_n yet_o the_o testimony_n he_o give_v of_o christ_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o people_n israel_n which_o do_v as_o well_o 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the_o dead_a as_o yet_o but_o shall_v rise_v and_o reign_v in_o jerusalem_n a_o thousand_o year_n and_o all_o his_o subject_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o pleasure_n in_o meat_n drink_n marriage_n festival_n day_n and_o offer_v oblation_n and_o sacrifice_n euseb_n lib._n 3._o chap._n 25._o answer_n that_o the_o jew_n be_v in_o a_o error_n which_o seek_v righteousness_n by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n we_o willing_o acknowledge_v but_o that_o they_o do_v err_v in_o take_v the_o promise_n touch_v christ_n kingdom_n and_o their_o own_o deliverance_n in_o a_o proper_a sense_n we_o can_v think_v for_o we_o know_v that_o the_o multitude_n will_v have_v make_v christ_n a_o king_n joh._n 6._o verse_n 15._o and_o that_o nathaniel_n that_o righteous_a jsraelite_n say_v unto_o our_o saviour_n rabbi_n thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n thou_o be_v the_o of_o king_n israel_n joh._n 1_o verse_n 49._o and_o it_o be_v too_o in_o jurious_a to_o our_o saviour_n innocency_n who_o 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